A hazy view of the port in Athens from our ferry
Island hopping in Greece is the trip I had been waiting for. There is something so adventurous, so romantic, in the concept of whiling away port to port through the Aegean. With all of the financial and civil chaos happening in Greece at the time, we weren't sure how successful our trip would end up, but it seemed like the Greek economy appreciated our business.
Only having a few days was bittersweet, I will defintely be back, hopefully to do it right for a full month (or two?), making sure to hit Cyprus. The end of May was still considered low season, and you could tell: Mykonos wasn't as wild as we expected and the beaches were still pretty empty. However, it was a great time nonetheless.
My favorite was definitely when Santorini erupted in applause after the famous Oia sunset. Be sure to snag a seat early, and grab some wine while you're at it!
Useful tip: I organized our hotel and ferry travel through a tourism service. Don't do this, it's super easy to hop on a ferry (unless it's actually very high season, then maybe buy tickets a day in advance), and hotel/hostel owners mob you at the port so there's no shortage of accommodations. Also, make sure to rent ATVs, the only way to travel on your Grecian Island getaway.
Paradise Beach, Mykonos
Platis Gialos, Mykonos
Sunset in Oia, Santorini
Crowds gather to watch the famed Oia sunsets
Santorini in the moonlight
View of Santorini from the ferry
A group of tourists play cards to pass the time during the 9 hour ferry from Santorini to Athens
No comments:
Post a Comment